diff --git a/src/app/admin/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/page.tsx
index 98be888..a5b3e33 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/page.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import { useToast } from '@/lib/contexts/ToastContext';
 import { useAccentColor } from '@/lib/contexts/AccentColorContext';
 import { getStorageProvider, MediaUploadError, uploadMediaFile } from '@/lib/stuffbox/browser-upload';
 import { hasUnsavedChanges } from '@/lib/forms/dirty-state';
+import { useRuntimeConfig } from '@/lib/contexts/ConfigContext';
 
 export default function AdminPage() {
     const { showToast } = useToast();
     const { refreshAccentColor } = useAccentColor();
+    const { setNodeNsfw } = useRuntimeConfig();
     const [isAdmin, setIsAdmin] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
     const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
     const [nodeSettings, setNodeSettings] = useState({
@@ -93,6 +95,11 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
                 savedNodeSettingsRef.current = payload;
                 const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
                 if (data.node) {
+                    // Keep the global local-node classification and the sidebar's
+                    // node payload in the same React batch. Otherwise profile
+                    // media briefly sees "remote NSFW node on a safe local node"
+                    // and applies a blur until the next full config refresh.
+                    setNodeNsfw(data.node.isNsfw === true);
                     window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('synapsis:node-updated', { detail: data.node }));
                 }
                 showToast('Settings saved!', 'success');
diff --git a/src/components/RightSidebar.tsx b/src/components/RightSidebar.tsx
index 67660a4..053e140 100644
--- a/src/components/RightSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RightSidebar.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { AvatarImage } from './AvatarImage';
 import { ProfileBanner } from './ProfileBanner';
+import { useRuntimeConfig } from '@/lib/contexts/ConfigContext';
 
 interface Admin {
     handle: string;
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ function formatNetworkTotal(value: number | undefined): string {
 }
 
 export function RightSidebar() {
+    const { config } = useRuntimeConfig();
+    const localNodeIsNsfw = config?.isNsfw ?? false;
     const fallbackDescription = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_NODE_DESCRIPTION || 'A swarm social network node.';
     const [nodeInfo, setNodeInfo] = useState<NodeInfo>({
         name: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_NODE_NAME || 'Synapsis Node',
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ export function RightSidebar() {
                 {nodeInfo.bannerUrl && (
                     <ProfileBanner
                         url={nodeInfo.bannerUrl}
-                        nodeIsNsfw={nodeInfo.isNsfw}
+                        nodeIsNsfw={localNodeIsNsfw}
                         height={140}
                         borderBottom="1px solid var(--border)"
                     />
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ export function RightSidebar() {
                                         style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: '10px', textDecoration: 'none', color: 'inherit' }}
                                     >
                                         <div className="avatar avatar-sm" style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
-                                            <AvatarImage avatarUrl={admin.avatarUrl} seed={admin.handle} isNsfw={admin.isNsfw} nodeIsNsfw={nodeInfo.isNsfw} alt={admin.displayName || admin.handle} />
+                                            <AvatarImage avatarUrl={admin.avatarUrl} seed={admin.handle} isNsfw={admin.isNsfw} nodeIsNsfw={localNodeIsNsfw} alt={admin.displayName || admin.handle} />
                                         </div>
                                         <div>
                                             <div style={{ fontWeight: 500, fontSize: '14px' }}>
diff --git a/src/lib/contexts/ConfigContext.tsx b/src/lib/contexts/ConfigContext.tsx
index b6087bf..712c7fa 100644
--- a/src/lib/contexts/ConfigContext.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/contexts/ConfigContext.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState, ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState, ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 interface RuntimeConfig {
   domain: string;
@@ -10,17 +10,23 @@ interface RuntimeConfig {
 interface ConfigContextType {
   config: RuntimeConfig | null;
   isLoading: boolean;
+  setNodeNsfw: (isNsfw: boolean) => void;
 }
 
 const ConfigContext = createContext<ConfigContextType>({
   config: null,
   isLoading: true,
+  setNodeNsfw: () => { },
 });
 
 export function ConfigProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const [config, setConfig] = useState<RuntimeConfig | null>(null);
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
 
+  const setNodeNsfw = useCallback((isNsfw: boolean) => {
+    setConfig((current) => current ? { ...current, isNsfw } : current);
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     // Fetch runtime config on mount
     fetch('/api/config')
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ export function ConfigProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <ConfigContext.Provider value={{ config, isLoading }}>
+    <ConfigContext.Provider value={{ config, isLoading, setNodeNsfw }}>
       {children}
     </ConfigContext.Provider>
   );